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"White House Threatens To Veto EPA, Interior Spending Bill"

"The Obama administration is threatening to veto a 2017 spending bill for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Interior Department.

The House is set to consider a $32.1 billion bill for the two departments and other programs this week. The legislation would cut spending for the departments by $64 million from current spending levels and is $1 billion less than what President Obama requested in his budget.

The bill also contains policy riders designed to block administration rules on water, power plant emissions and coal mining.

The White House, in a veto warning issued Monday night, said it objects to the spending levels and riders within the bill."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill July 11, 2016.

Source: The Hill, 07/12/2016